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The Wingfoot Clan (Akron edition), Vol. 11 No. 23 (June 10, 1922)

06-10-1922 1

45,000,000 Tires Edition
Tr n036
GOOD -• EAR
SPE•1•
THE .UPLOT CIAN
VOL. 11 AKRON, OHIO, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1922 No. 23
-ACTORY W- ST_E 3_OWS AS L5,000,OOOTH T RE S 3U.T
START AND FINISH OF TIRE No. 45,000,000
l.\R '.1 _110>.1.1.3
OFFICIALS HELP
BUILD BIG TIRE
Factory Has Built More Pneumatic Tires For Motor
r Vehicles Than Any Other Tire Manufacturer
In The World
Under the personal direction of Vi-ce President P. W.
Litchfield, Supt. Wm. Stephens and Staff Manager C. C.
Slusser, and with other company omcials and executives
as interested spectators, Goodye•jr built its 45,000,000th
tire Thursday morning.
The factory whistles were blown 45 times in celebration
of the event.
The tire was also the 45,000,000th pneumatie motor
vehicle tire produced by Goodyear under Mr. Litchfield's
direction. The company was building only bicycle and
carriage tires when he came here in 1900, a youthful super-intendent,
not long out of college.
All of Goodyear's tremendous production expansion-for
the total production •gure attained within the 22 years
exceeds that of any other rubber factory in the world, no
matter how long established-has come within the period
of his connection with the company.
Incidentally, Ed Huguelet, superintendent of Plant II,
who helped build the latest tire for Goodyear, personally
built the first pneumatie tire ever turned out by the com-pany.
His brother, the late
Al Huguelet, helped him
build Auto Tire Number One.
There were many hands in
the building of Tire No. 45,-
000,000.
President E. G. Wilmer,
Vice President G. M. Stadel-man,
in charge of sales, See-retary
C. A. Stillman, Comp-troller
C. H. Brook and Ass't
Comptroller A. F. .Eggleston
had gone down to the truck tire
department of the factory, with the
production executives, to be present
at the ceremony.
6'Need any help on this job?"
asked Bill Denny, foreman of the
tire room.
•'Better have somebody around
handy," said Wm. Stephens. 66-
haven't built many tires lately."
When everything was set, Steve
took off his coat, and after some
little grtinting and perspiring, got
*. the Brst ply down.
Mr. LitchSeld ':stepped on her"
and stitched the ply down. Cliff
Slusser rolled up his sleeves put on
the second ply, President Wilmer
stitched down one side, and T. A.
Douglas, president of the Senate
of the Industrial Assembly and
who works in the tire room,
stitched down the other side.
When the tire had come out of
the heaters in the second cure,
Steve took charge of the chain,
Hank Gillen wielded a bar and
Tommy Linnane, Ed. Huguelet and
Norm Neiger acting as, pitmen,
duly took the Snished tire out of
the mold.
Department Foreman HArvey
Altman and Scott Tidyman stood
around interestedly seeking point-
To Production Supt. Wm. Stephens went the .honor of applying the first pty to the core in the build.
Ino of Goodyear tire No. 45,000,000. The top photograph shows Stephens as ho started the ply on the
core. Interested spectators in the background, from left to right are President E. G. Wilmer, G. M.
Stadetmi, vice preddent In charge of sales, C. A. Stillman, secretary, Wm. State, mechanical engineer,
P. W. Litchfleld, vice president and factory manager, C. Slusser and H. D. HoskIn.
The lo•ver photograph shows a grotip 0/ officials, factory and oftlce executives, with the finished tire.
Left to right: first row; C. Stuier, manager of factory stafr departments, P. W. Litchfleld, vice president
and factory manager, G. M. Stadelman, vioe president In charge of sales, and Wm. Stephens, production
superintendent Second row; Wm. State, mechanical engineer, Secretary C. A. Stlliman, President E. G.
Wilmer, T. A. Linnane, aw't production superintendent, and P. E. H. LeRoy, ass't treasurer. Back row;
H. T. Gillen, ass't sup't In charge of production service, Ed Huguelet, ass't sup't In charge of Plant it,
H. D. Hoskin, ass't comptroller, A. F. Eggle•ton, ass't comptroller, and C. H. Brook, comptroller.
ers on vulcanizing, from the new
crew. "Fine bunch of rawhiders,
ehl" suggested Tommy Tompkin-son
to Allman. 66Humph" said All-man,
unenthuslastically. On to
final inspection where Foreman
Earl Sprankle had everything set
*+Litch" looked the tire over,
showed it to the other of•cials,
wrote 160 K, P. W. L." on it.
Ernie Brownsword down in the
power house was waiting on the
telephone. "Let her go," said Steve.
And the whistles started, telling
the world that Goodyear had busted
a new record.
"What are you going to do witb
that tire?" asked Mr. Wilmer. "I
suppose it's all right, and a good
tire, probably, but still-"
"It goes in the museum," said
Mr. LitchBeld. "It isn't for sale."
Mr. Stadelman too looked a little
bit relieved.
66Fine," he said, '*but I'd like
to display it around •rst at every
Goodyear branch in the country.
It's a Sne looking tire."
CASE STUDENTS SEE
HOW TIRES ARE MADE
Walter Hain, interplant rela-tions
department, performed the
honors Monday when 68 students
of the junior class in mechanical
engineering, Case University,
Cleveland, visited Goodyear.
Hain is a Case alumni.
The Case students were taken on
a trip of inspection through tbe
factory, the detailed operations of
the building of modern automobile
tires being shown them.
The trip to and from Cleveland
was made in three large Cleveland-
Akron buses.
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This publication is protected by copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Copyright to this publication lies with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which has permitted The University of Akron to make it available for personal use for private study, scholarship, or research. Any other use of this item including publications, exhibitions, or productions is prohibited without written permission. Please contact Archival Services at archives@uakron.edu for more information.

This publication is protected by copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Copyright to this publication lies with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which has permitted The University of Akron to make it available for personal use for private study, scholarship, or research. Any other use of this item including publications, exhibitions, or productions is prohibited without written permission. Please contact Archival Services at archives@uakron.edu for more information.

45,000,000 Tires Edition
Tr n036
GOOD -• EAR
SPE•1•
THE .UPLOT CIAN
VOL. 11 AKRON, OHIO, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1922 No. 23
-ACTORY W- ST_E 3_OWS AS L5,000,OOOTH T RE S 3U.T
START AND FINISH OF TIRE No. 45,000,000
l.\R '.1 _110>.1.1.3
OFFICIALS HELP
BUILD BIG TIRE
Factory Has Built More Pneumatic Tires For Motor
r Vehicles Than Any Other Tire Manufacturer
In The World
Under the personal direction of Vi-ce President P. W.
Litchfield, Supt. Wm. Stephens and Staff Manager C. C.
Slusser, and with other company omcials and executives
as interested spectators, Goodye•jr built its 45,000,000th
tire Thursday morning.
The factory whistles were blown 45 times in celebration
of the event.
The tire was also the 45,000,000th pneumatie motor
vehicle tire produced by Goodyear under Mr. Litchfield's
direction. The company was building only bicycle and
carriage tires when he came here in 1900, a youthful super-intendent,
not long out of college.
All of Goodyear's tremendous production expansion-for
the total production •gure attained within the 22 years
exceeds that of any other rubber factory in the world, no
matter how long established-has come within the period
of his connection with the company.
Incidentally, Ed Huguelet, superintendent of Plant II,
who helped build the latest tire for Goodyear, personally
built the first pneumatie tire ever turned out by the com-pany.
His brother, the late
Al Huguelet, helped him
build Auto Tire Number One.
There were many hands in
the building of Tire No. 45,-
000,000.
President E. G. Wilmer,
Vice President G. M. Stadel-man,
in charge of sales, See-retary
C. A. Stillman, Comp-troller
C. H. Brook and Ass't
Comptroller A. F. .Eggleston
had gone down to the truck tire
department of the factory, with the
production executives, to be present
at the ceremony.
6'Need any help on this job?"
asked Bill Denny, foreman of the
tire room.
•'Better have somebody around
handy," said Wm. Stephens. 66-
haven't built many tires lately."
When everything was set, Steve
took off his coat, and after some
little grtinting and perspiring, got
*. the Brst ply down.
Mr. LitchSeld ':stepped on her"
and stitched the ply down. Cliff
Slusser rolled up his sleeves put on
the second ply, President Wilmer
stitched down one side, and T. A.
Douglas, president of the Senate
of the Industrial Assembly and
who works in the tire room,
stitched down the other side.
When the tire had come out of
the heaters in the second cure,
Steve took charge of the chain,
Hank Gillen wielded a bar and
Tommy Linnane, Ed. Huguelet and
Norm Neiger acting as, pitmen,
duly took the Snished tire out of
the mold.
Department Foreman HArvey
Altman and Scott Tidyman stood
around interestedly seeking point-
To Production Supt. Wm. Stephens went the .honor of applying the first pty to the core in the build.
Ino of Goodyear tire No. 45,000,000. The top photograph shows Stephens as ho started the ply on the
core. Interested spectators in the background, from left to right are President E. G. Wilmer, G. M.
Stadetmi, vice preddent In charge of sales, C. A. Stillman, secretary, Wm. State, mechanical engineer,
P. W. Litchfleld, vice president and factory manager, C. Slusser and H. D. HoskIn.
The lo•ver photograph shows a grotip 0/ officials, factory and oftlce executives, with the finished tire.
Left to right: first row; C. Stuier, manager of factory stafr departments, P. W. Litchfleld, vice president
and factory manager, G. M. Stadelman, vioe president In charge of sales, and Wm. Stephens, production
superintendent Second row; Wm. State, mechanical engineer, Secretary C. A. Stlliman, President E. G.
Wilmer, T. A. Linnane, aw't production superintendent, and P. E. H. LeRoy, ass't treasurer. Back row;
H. T. Gillen, ass't sup't In charge of production service, Ed Huguelet, ass't sup't In charge of Plant it,
H. D. Hoskin, ass't comptroller, A. F. Eggle•ton, ass't comptroller, and C. H. Brook, comptroller.
ers on vulcanizing, from the new
crew. "Fine bunch of rawhiders,
ehl" suggested Tommy Tompkin-son
to Allman. 66Humph" said All-man,
unenthuslastically. On to
final inspection where Foreman
Earl Sprankle had everything set
*+Litch" looked the tire over,
showed it to the other of•cials,
wrote 160 K, P. W. L." on it.
Ernie Brownsword down in the
power house was waiting on the
telephone. "Let her go," said Steve.
And the whistles started, telling
the world that Goodyear had busted
a new record.
"What are you going to do witb
that tire?" asked Mr. Wilmer. "I
suppose it's all right, and a good
tire, probably, but still-"
"It goes in the museum," said
Mr. LitchBeld. "It isn't for sale."
Mr. Stadelman too looked a little
bit relieved.
66Fine," he said, '*but I'd like
to display it around •rst at every
Goodyear branch in the country.
It's a Sne looking tire."
CASE STUDENTS SEE
HOW TIRES ARE MADE
Walter Hain, interplant rela-tions
department, performed the
honors Monday when 68 students
of the junior class in mechanical
engineering, Case University,
Cleveland, visited Goodyear.
Hain is a Case alumni.
The Case students were taken on
a trip of inspection through tbe
factory, the detailed operations of
the building of modern automobile
tires being shown them.
The trip to and from Cleveland
was made in three large Cleveland-
Akron buses.
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